Seahawks To Meet With CB Rasul Douglas; Dolphins Submitted Offer
1:32pm: Douglas’ name has also come up in Miami. A Dolphins team that appears all but certain to move on from Jalen Ramsey (perhaps via a post-June 1 trade) also met with Douglas, according to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson. Miami made an offer, Jackson adds, but it is clear the proposal did not impress Douglas. The eight-year veteran is still looking into his options, but it appears the longstanding free agent has a couple.
The Dolphins did not address corner in the draft until the fifth round, and they have not seen 2023 second-rounder Cam Smith show much. The team appears almost certain to add one of the veterans still available, and Douglas is among the best of the bunch. It should be expected the recent Buffalo first-stringer will land a gig by training camp.
1:02pm: The Seahawks’ cornerback search includes multiple names. After the team met about a reunion with Shaquill Griffin, a higher-profile option has since emerged.
Rasul Douglas is visiting the Seahawks on Tuesday, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. Part of PFR’s top 50 free agent list, Douglas could not secure a deal on the level of third-contract-seeking cornerback peers Carlton Davis, D.J. Reed, Byron Murphy and Charvarius Ward in March. Douglas, who spent the past 1 1/2 seasons with the Bills, joins a host of starter-level corners still in free agency.
Our March free agency preview posed that the cutoff line for the late-20-something batch of corners may well be Douglas, who checked in as the oldest of those options. That ended up happening, as Davis, Murphy, Reed and Ward all landed deals worth at least $16MM per year on Day 1 of the legal tampering period. A journeyman who stabilized his career in Green Bay, Douglas ended up in Buffalo at the 2023 trade deadline. The Bills have effectively moved on, having extended Christian Benford and used a first-round pick on Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston.
While Douglas undoubtedly generated early-free agency interest, it is fairly clear his market did not pan out on the level of his top peers’. The Packers gave Douglas a three-year, $21MM deal in 2022; he ended up playing that out in Buffalo, operating as a starter opposite Benford. While the latter has now run into injuries that prevented him from facing the Chiefs in the playoffs in back-to-back years, Douglas was on the field for both those January contests.
Set to turn 30 in August, Douglas will attempt to relaunch his market via this visit. The former Eagles draftee has not been closely tied to any other teams since free agency started, but teams have a better idea of their veteran needs after the draft. The Seahawks’ 11-man draft class did not include a corner, leading John Schneider to indicate more help will be sought there.
Free agents signed at this point in the offseason also do not count toward the 2026 compensatory formula. Considering Douglas’ experience level and likely price range, he profiles as a player who should draw more interest without any comp-pick component factoring into the process.
Douglas played better in 2023 compared to 2024, posting an unsustainable 38.6 passer rating in coverage in nine Bills outings that year. Last season, that number spiked to 122.0. Pro Football Focus ranked Douglas 102nd among CB regulars in 2024. Douglas’ run of NFL relevance dates back to him playing 48% of the Eagles’ defensive snaps as a rookie, Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LII-winning season, and he reignited his career with a run in place of an injured Jaire Alexander in 2021. Douglas intercepted 14 passes from 2021-23, and after the 6-foot-2 cover man proved ill-fitting in the slot to start the ’22 season, he has worked primarily as a boundary defender since.
With Devon Witherspoon patrolling the slot in Seattle, the team would seemingly be in need of a perimeter defender opposite Riq Woolen. Griffin, Kendall Fuller, Jack Jones and Michael Davis are available. So is Stephon Gilmore, though it is not yet known if the 34-year-old standout wishes to play a 14th season. Gilmore considered retirement following the Vikings’ season.
Ravens Notes: Green, Pierce, Bowser, Jones
One of the main talking points from the Ravens’ draft was the team’s decision to select Mike Green in the second round. The Marshall edge rusher was widely regarded as a first-round talent, but he lasted until pick No. 59.
A key reason why that was the case was the view taken by a number of potential suitors of Green’s sexual assault allegations. Green faces accusations from an incident while he was in high school as well as another during his time at Virginia. The 21-year-old left the Cavaliers in 2022 following a suspension, paving the way for his highly productive tenure at Marshall.
A standout performance at the Senior Bowl helped establish Green as one of the top edge rushers in the 2025 class, but his off-the-field situation hurt his stock. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports multiple teams took him off their draft boards, an indication of their discomfort with his allegations and response to them. Baltimore – a team which has parted ways with kicker Justin Tucker against the backdrop of an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct – was obviously comfortable selecting Green and thus making him a key factor along the edge for 2025 and beyond.
Here are some more Ravens notes:
- Michael Pierce‘s second stint with the team came to an end in March when the 32-year-old nose tackle announced his retirement. In the wake of that move, team and player have agreed to a procedural restructure of the remainder of his contract. Brian McFarland of Russell Street Report notes Pierce’s retirement will be processed as a post-June 1 transaction, with a $2MM roster bonus as well as his workout bonus being removed. $745K in immediate cap space was created by the move, and the Ravens will see an additional $1.26MM in space after June 1.
- In other cap-related news, The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec reports edge rusher Tyus Bowser has withdrawn his grievance against the team. The $4.5MM grievance had been filed in response to the team’s handling of a knee injury which kept him sidelined for the entire 2023 season. Bowser spent his first seven years in Baltimore, but he split his time between the Seahawks and Dolphins in 2024. With the grievance being withdrawn, the Ravens will receive a $1.8MM cap credit.
- Three of the Ravens’ 11 picks in this year’s draft were used on offensive linemen. The first of those was Emery Jones, selected in the third round. The LSU product could carve out a role as the Ravens’ swing tackle or compete for playing time at guard, but in either case he will not be on the field over the coming weeks. Head coach John Harbaugh said (via Fowler’s colleague Jamison Hensley) Jones is currently dealing with a shoulder injury. He may be sidelined until training camp as a result.
- Sam Koch spent his entire 16-year career with the Ravens as their punter, and upon retiring in 2022 he joined the team’s coaching staff. After working closely with current punter Jordan Stout, though, Zrebiec reports Koch is no longer with the team (subscription required). Meanwhile, Baltimore has retained Anthony Levine as an assistant special teams coach. The 38-year-old played 152 combined regular and postseason games in his career, all with Baltimore. Levine’s post-playing days included a brief spell on the Titans’ staff, but he returned to Baltimore last offseason.
Trey Hendrickson: No Bengals Contract Talks Ongoing
MAY 13: Hendrickson is not taking part in Tuesday’s Bengals practice, but Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic notes he is in attendance. Hendrickson is expected to speak to the media later today, so he could provide further insight shortly into his situation.
MAY 12: No resolution is in sight in the case of Trey Hendrickson. The All-Pro edge rusher’s latest remarks make it clear the Bengals are not actively speaking about an extension with his representatives. 
“No communication has taken place between my camp and the organization post draft,” a statement Hendrickson provided to ESPN’s Adam Schefter reads. “The [extension] offers prior to the draft did not reflect the vision we shared and [which] were promised last offseason if I continued to play at a high level. Coaches are aware of these past conversations.
“Rather than using collaboration to get us to a point to bring me home to the team, THEY are no longer communicating. I have been eagerly awaiting a resolution of this situation, but that’s hard to do when there is no discussion and an evident lack of interest in reaching mutual goals.”
Throughout the offseason, questions have loomed about whether or not the Bengals would be able to extend wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins while also working out a new deal with Hendrickson. Chase and Higgins are on the books for the foreseeable future, and Cincinnati’s intention leading up to the draft remained an agreement with Hendrickson. Multiple trade offers were rejected, an indication the team was still pursuing a long-term accord.
Team and player previously worked out a stop-gap deal in preparation for a lucrative extension, something Hendrickson sought last year. He did not engage in a holdout in response to Cincinnati declining to meet that request, a move which saw him duplicate 2023’s sack total (17.5). That figure led the NFL and yielded Hendrickson a fourth straight Pro Bowl nod. He is in line for a pact bringing with it a significant raise, and the top of the EDGE market now sits at $40MM per year.
Given his age, Hendrickson may not reach the top of his position’s financial pecking order, but a major accord would bring with it major Bengals cap implications. The FAU product has previously gone public with his displeasure over his situation and a lack of communication with the team. Given these latest comments, that problem apparently persists.
Opinions are split amongst PFR’s readers with respect to what will happen in this case. Hendrickson remains a candidate to be traded, extended or depart on the open market next spring. As things stand, a Cincinnati pact beyond 2025 would require considerable progress in negotiations.
Robert Saleh Addresses Decision To Return To 49ers
While his first head coaching gig ended midway through the 2024 season, Robert Saleh was a busy candidate during the interview cycle this winter. After received a look from the Cowboys, Raiders and Jaguars for another HC opportunity, he returned to San Francisco to reprise his role as the team’s defensive coordinator. 
Saleh had a second interview lined up with Jacksonville, and he may well have been the team’s top choice after Liam Coen. The latter briefly appeared to be out of the running for the Jaguars, but he wound up agreeing to take charge of the team. That left Saleh to head back to the Bay Area where he spent the four years preceding his Jets tenure as the 49ers’ D-coordinator. When reflecting on his decision, the 46-year-old said he was not interested in a DC gig with any other team.
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for this organization,” Saleh said (via ESPN’s Nick Wagoner). “They gave me so much and during the first two years, if you think about those first two years as the coordinator in ’17 and ’18, it wasn’t easy and it could have been very easy for them to move on for me… They stuck with me and we made it happen. We did what we needed to do and the rest is history and I’m excited about the opportunity to get a chance to do it again with them.”
San Francisco ranked 25th and 28th in scoring defense during Saleh’s first two years as DC. His unit took a notable step forward after that, though, and the 49ers posted a top-five finish in yards allowed during each of the following two campaigns. That level of success made Saleh a head coaching candidate, although his stock took a hit over the course of his stint in New York. The Jets went 20-36 under Saleh, struggling during that time to produce on offense (while, on the other hand, ranking in the top four in total defense over each of the past three years).
In 2024 – Nick Sorensen‘s first and only season as defensive coordinator – the 49ers finished eighth in the NFL in points allowed but 29th in scoring defense. Improvement in the latter category will be critical to the team’s efforts at returning to the postseason. If Saleh can duplicate the success from his first stint in San Francisco, that could take place while also helping to rebuild his coaching stock for the future.
Browns Place LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah On PUP List
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah‘s recovery process will extend through the coming campaign. The Browns placed the Pro Bowl linebacker on the Reserve/PUP list Monday, meaning he will miss the entire 2025 season. 
The four-year veteran had his 2024 campaign come to an abrupt end due to a scary neck injury. His availability for the coming season remained in question as a result, although the team held out hope Owusu-Koramoah would be able to suit up at some point in 2025. Instead, his attention will turn to a lengthy rehab.
“Jeremiah’s health is of the utmost importance to us and although he has made progress towards recovery, we’ve made the decision to place him on Reserve/PUP,” a statement from general manager Andrew Berry reads in part. “Jeremiah has the full support of our team, and we expect him to continue to be a part of the organization even though he will not return to the field this year. We will not make any predictions on Jeremiah’s football future at this time.”
During his third season in the NFL, Owusu-Koramoah enjoyed a breakout campaign in terms of production (101 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions). Those figures helped earn him a Pro Bowl nod and land him a long-term extension last summer. The Notre Dame product is attached to a $12.5MM-per-year pact which runs through the 2027 campaign.
“I’m grateful to the Browns organization for their full support, and to the world-class doctors guiding me through recovery,” Owusu-Koramoah said in a statement of his own. “While I won’t suit up this season, I’m focused on what I can control—my healing, my mindset, and my faith. The body may rest, but the calling never sleeps. I’ve given my heart to this game. I don’t know what’s next, but I’ll continue trusting my medical team, serving the community, and backing my brothers on the field.”
Jordan Hicks and Devin Bush each played key roles at the linebacker spot for Cleveland last season. They are both under contract for 2025, so they can be expected to remain important defensive contributors. The Browns used the No. 33 pick in last month’s draft on Carson Schwesinger, and the UCLA product stood to handle significant playing time as a rookie even if Owusu-Koramoah had managed to play at some point during the year. With the latter now officially sidelined, Schwesinger’s development early in his career will be critical for Cleveland.
Considering Owusu-Koramoah’s statement, a return to the field in 2026 or a later date is far from certain. The Browns clearly aim to have him reprise his role as a starting defender in the future, but whether or not that will be possible will depend on his progress in rehabbing the injury over the coming year.
Asante Samuel Jr. Underwent Neck Surgery In April, Visited Saints
Free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. underwent neck surgery in April after missing most of the 2024 season due to injury, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. He is planning to play this season, but is waiting until an early July check-up to sign with a new team.
Samuel started just four games for the Chargers last year before landing on injured reserve in October. At the end of the season, he said he was dealing with “stinger symptoms” in both shoulders as part of a lifelong health condition. It’s unclear if his neck surgery was related to that ailment. He played in 12 games as a rookie in 2021 and appeared in all 34 of the Chargers’ regular-season games in 2022 and 2023.
If Samuel’s health checks out, he should have multiple suitors as teams put together their training camp rosters. The Saints will likely be one of them; Samuel visited New Orleans on Monday, per Fowler. (He also visited the Cardinals in March, though that was before his surgery.)
New Orleans makes sense as a destination after parting ways with their two most experienced cornerbacks in the last year. 2024 starters Kool-Aid McKinstry and Alontae Taylor are set to reprise their roles this season, but Samuel would be an upgrade over re-signed slot corner Ugo Amadi. Samuel could take over at nickel or play on the boundary with Taylor in the slot.
Samuel is also familiar with the Saints’ new coaching staff. He played under defensive coordinator Brandon Staley when he was the Chargers’ head coach from 2021 to 2023. Samuel also knows Saints head coach Kellen Moore from his season as the Chargers’ offensive coordinator in 2023.
NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/12/25
The following 2025 draft picks signed their rookie contracts today:
Arizona Cardinals
- LB Cody Simon (fourth round, Ohio State)
Dallas Cowboys
- RB Jaydon Blue (fifth round, Texas)
New Orleans Saints
- S Jonas Sanker (third round, Virginia)
New York Jets
- WR Arian Smith (fourth round, Georgia)
Philadelphia Eagles
- OL Drew Kendall (fifth round, Boston College)
San Francisco 49ers
- QB Kurtis Rourke (seventh round, Indiana)
Tennessee Titans
- TE Gunnar Helm (fourth round, Texas)
Minor NFL Transactions: 5/12/25
Here are the latest minor moves from around the NFL:
Atlanta Falcons
- Signed: LB Caleb Johnson
- Released: WR Phillip Dorsett
Baltimore Ravens
- Signed: K John Hoyland, FB Lucas Scott
Chicago Bears
- Signed: CB Jeremiah Walker
- Placed on Exempt/International Player list: P Tory Taylor
Cincinnati Bengals
- Signed: S Shaquan Loyal
- Waived: CB Micah Abraham
Cleveland Browns
- Signed: WR Luke Floriea, WR Kisean Johnson, WR Cade McDonald
- Waived: S Trey Dean, DE Marcus Haynes, FB Eli Wilson
- Waived/injured: WR Ja’Seem Reed
Denver Broncos
- Signed: LB Jordan Turner, WR Kyrese White, LS Zach Triner, TE Cole Fotheringham
- Waived: CB Kendall Bohler, LB K.J. Cloyd, NT Christian Dowell, TE Thomas Yassmin
- Placed on Exempt/International Player list: P Jeremy Crawshaw
Detroit Lions
- Signed; TE Luke Deal, WR Malik Taylor, DL Raequan Williams
- Waived: TE Caden Prieskorn
Green Bay Packers
- Signed: QB Taylor Elgersma
- Released: OL Marquis Hayes
Indianapolis Colts
- Signed: C Mose Vavao
- Waived: DT Joe Evans
Las Vegas Raiders
- Signed: DE Jahfari Harvey, WR Ketron Jackson Jr., WR Key’Shawn Smith, LB Wesley Steiner
- Waived: OT Dominic Boyd, LB Amari Burney, DT Matthew Butler, WR Tyleik McAllister, LB Brandon Smith
- Released: WR Kristian Wilkerson
Los Angeles Chargers
- Signed: WR Dalevon Campbell, LB Kana’i Mauga
- Waived: OL Bucky Williams
Miami Dolphins
- Signed: CB Kendall Sheffield
Minnesota Vikings
- Signed: LB Matt Harmon, DL Elijah Williams
New England Patriots
- Signed: DT Isaiah Iton, G Mehki Butler, DT Wilfried Pene
- Waived: OT Cole Birdow
New Orleans Saints
- Signed: S Terrell Burgess, QB Hunter Dekkers
- Waived: S Millard Bradford, RB Jordan Mims
New York Giants
- Signed: CB T.J. Moore
- Waived: DB R.J. Delancey, DB Tommy McCormick
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed: RB Max Hurleman, T Gareth Warren
- Released: RB Aaron Shampklin
San Francisco 49ers
- Signed: LB Stone Blanton
Seattle Seahawks
- Signed: WR Montorie Foster
- Waived: WR River Cracraft
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Signed: DL Dvon J-Thomas
- Waived; LB Deion Jennings, TE Anthony Landphere
Tennessee Titans
- Signed: TE Drake Dabney,WR TJ Sheffield
- Waived: CB Virgil Lemons, S Jerrin Thompson
Hoyland converted 79.3% of his field goal attempts for the Wyoming Cowboys across the last five years. He was ultra-consistent on extra points with 147 makes on 148 tries. Hoyland will compete with sixth-round pick Tyler Loop for the Ravens’ kicking job after the team released Justin Tucker.
Sheffield brings some much-needed experience to the Dolphins’ cornerback room, though he hasn’t started since 2020. He could provide crucial veteran depth in Miami, especially if Jalen Ramsey is traded.
Elgersma was the starting quarterback at Wilfried Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, for the last three years. In 2024, he won the Hec Crighton Trophy – the Canadian equivalent to the Heisman – and earned an invitation to the Senior Bowl, the first-ever for a Canadian QB. Elgersma was drafted in the second round of the 2025 CFL Draft by the Winnepeg Blue Bombers, but a successful tryout with the Packers will give him a chance at making an NFL roster.
Browns Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents
The Browns have signed 13 undrafted free agents to bring their rookie class to 20 players. Here are Cleveland’s initial UDFA signings:
- Adin Huntington, DE/DT (Tulane)
- Jason Ivey, OT (North Carolina A&T)
- LaMareon James, CB (TCU)
- Dom Jones, CB (Colorado State)
- Gage Larvadain, WR (South Carolina)
- Ahmani Marshall, RB (Appalachian State)
- Eason Mascarenas-Arnold, LB (Southern California)
- Bret Matiscik, LS (TCU)
- Donovan McMillon, S (Pittsburgh)
- Justin Osborne, C (SMU)
- Ja’Seem Reed, WR (San Diego)
- Dartanyan Tinsley, OG (Cincinnati)
- Eli Wilson, FB (Appalachian State)
Huntington spent three years at Kent State before transferring to Louisiana-Monroe and breaking out with 16 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks across 12 games. That earned him renewed interest in the transfer portal, but he could not sustain his production at Tulane against better competition in 2024. Huntington put together an extremely impressive performance at his pro day, but his 6-foot-1, 281-pound frame doesn’t have a clear positional fit in the NFL. His athleticism gives him potential as a disruptive pass-rusher and his ability to line up at multiple spots along the D-line could help him find a role in Jim Schwartz‘s defense.
Matiscik, the younger brother of Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik, spent three years as TCU’s starting long-snapper and will compete for the same role in Cleveland. The Browns used two long snappers last season: veteran Charley Hughlett for the first five games and rookie Rex Sunahara for the remaining 12. Hughlett was released this offseason after 10 years in Cleveland, leaving Sunahara as the incumbent to fend off Matiscik this summer.
McMillon started his collegiate career at Florida before transferring to Pittsburgh in 2023 to take over a starting role. He recorded 220 tackles in 25 games across the last two years, but he didn’t make many splash plays with just two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one interception, and nine passes defended. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound McMillon has the requiste size and athleticism for the NFL, but he lacks a standout strength that could help him carve out a role as a rookie. He’ll need to establish himself on special teams to make the roster as he develops as a safety.
Osborne is a strong, explosive athlete who brings positional versatility and experience to the NFL. He logged starts at all five offensive line positions at SMU, primarily at tackle before playing guard and center in 2024. Despite that pedigree, he’s still a raw player who relies on his solid instincts to win blocks.
WR Gabe Davis Visits 49ers
Less than a week after he was released by the Jaguars, veteran wide receiver Gabriel Davis visited the 49ers, according to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz.
Davis arrived in Jacksonville last offseason on a three-year, $39MM deal, but struggled to make an impact before tearing his meniscus in November. He underwent season-ending surgery, but is expected to complete his recovery in time for the 2025 season, per Schultz.
Wide receiver isn’t a significant roster need for the 49ers, but they did trade Deebo Samuel this offseason and Brandon Aiyuk is still recovering from a significant knee injury sustained in October. He’s unlikely to be ready for the start of the season, leaving veteran Jauan Jennings and 2024 first-rounder Ricky Pearsall as San Francisco’s top wideouts heading into the summer.
The 49ers have reason to be confident in that duo. Jennings stepped into a bigger role after Aiyuk’s injury and broke out with 975 receiving yards, more than double his production from his first three seasons. Pearsall’s rookie year was stunted by a gunshot wound during an attempted robbery, but he showed promise at the end of the season. Behind them are 2024 fourth-rounder Jacob Cowing and veteran Demarcus Robinson, the latter of whom signed in San Francisco on a two-year deal in free agency. The 49ers also used Day 3 picks Jordan Watkins (fourth round, No. 138) and Junior Bergen (seventh round, No. 252).
Still, Jennings and Robinson are the only healthy and proven receivers currently on the roster. Though Davis disappointed in his debut year in Jacksonville, he established himself as a deep threat in his previous four seasons in Buffalo. He can line up on the outside and free the 49ers’ more dynamic receivers to play out of the slot if he beats out fellow veteran receivers Isaiah Hodgins, Russell Gage, and Trent Taylor for a roster spot.
However, Davis’ significant statistical regression with the Jaguars (compared to his time with the Bills) will likely force him to take a one-year, ‘prove-it’ deal with his next team, whether that be the 49ers or another club.